Besides the established procedures, a multitude of environmental organic compounds can be mineralized or at least degraded to species like acetate by irradiating iron(III) complexes adsorbed to certain broad-gap semiconductors by visible light. Quantum yields are increased considerably by adsorption with respect to LMCT photochemistry in homogeneous solution, and the semiconductor acts as a electron- (rather, valence band hole) transfer agent which conserves the oxidizing properties of the ligand radical originally produced for longer periods of time (although modulated down to �Ăvb). The SC colloid particle, not excited itself, transports the hole, then allowing to oxidize co-adsorbed species present in small concentrations but also accumulated by adsorption. Water purification from various kinds of pollutants is feasible, and the reaction which is photocatalytic at turnovers . 100 referring to Fe complex can be kept up by air input into the suspension also tolerating repeated inputs of compounds to be removed. Except for some acetate formed, mineralization of substrates is complete.